单词 | flicker |
释义 | flicker 1. v. & n. --vintr.   1. (of light) shine unsteadily or fitfully.   2. (of a flame) burn unsteadily, alternately flaring and dying down.   3. a (of a flag, a reptile's tongue, an eyelid, etc.) move or wave to and fro; quiver; vibrate. b (of the wind) blow lightly and unsteadily.   4. (of hope etc.) increase and decrease unsteadily and intermittently. --n a flickering movement or light. Phrases and idioms flicker out die away after a final flicker. Etymology: OE flicorian, flycerian 2. n. any woodpecker of the genus Colaptes, native to N. America. Etymology: imit. of its note |
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